powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
like he said; same for me; ditto
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to be worried; to be troubled
suffix for familiar person
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
means; way; method; measure
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
that's a different matter; that's a different story
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to serve; to work for; to attend
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
in proportion to; according to; depending on
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack